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Denver, North Carolina is a small southern town located at the east end of Lincoln County in western North Carolina, just 22 miles north of Charlotte. The area is rich with history that follows the development of the United States from it's beginnings through to the present. The history of the area dates back to before the revolutionary war to a time when the Catawba Indians lived along the eastern banks of the river that still bears their name, and the Cherokee Indians lived to the west.
Answering over 1,000 annual calls for service, East Lincoln Rescue Squad provides basic and advanced prehospital life support, as well as heavy and technical rescue services to approximately 7500 residents in our 250 square mile response area, which includes much of Lake Norman.
Having a surface area over 32,500 acres, Lake Norman was created when Duke Power Co. dammed the Catawba River to generate hydroelectric power. The result of this monumental project was the scenic inland sea that now makes up Lake Norman. These numbers help communicate the grand scale of the lake:
- 32,500 surface acres of water
- 34 miles long and 8 miles across at its widest point (twice the size of the Sea of Gallilee)
- 520 miles of shoreline (more than the coasts of both North and South Carolina)
- 130 feet deep at its deepest point
- Holds 3.4 trillion gallons of water
- Three power plants operate on the lake: Marshall Steam Station, Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station, and McGuire Nuclear Station.
